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A642 crash in Wakefield on 11 November 2002 at 10:12 involving a Daewoo Espero

A Daewoo Espero and an LDV 400 Series were involved in a crash on the A642 in Wakefield at 10:12 on Monday 11 November 2002. The 39-year-old male driver of the LDV 400 Series, an 8-year-old male passenger in the Daewoo Espero and a 39-year-old male passenger in the LDV 400 Series were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Nov 2002
Monday, 10:12
Vehicles
2
Daewoo Espero and LDV 400 Series
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.69145, longitude -1.48599, in the WF1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wakefield. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wakefield East, Wakefield, WF1 4AP area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002131214002
Council area
Wakefield
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
642
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 June 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Daewoo Espero

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: LDV 400 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Daewoo Espero)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 2002131214002 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wakefield road accident statistics for 2002.